Farmer John plant closing shop in LA, a sad situation.
Jun 12, 2022 19:49:24 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Jun 12, 2022 19:49:24 GMT -5
Since about 1959, Farmer John Pork processing in Los Angeles has been supplying the west with top notch bacon, hams, sausage, pork loins etc...
I started making pickups at the facility in the early 80's, and the vice president of the company I worked for based in the bay area must have sent a heads up to Bernie Clougherty, the president and son of the founder. On my maiden voyage, I bumped the dock and the Teamsters operating the dock started giving me a hard time, basically telling me that they would get to me when they would get to me. Unbeknownst to me, Bernie Clougherty was a college roommate of the VP I worked for. He came up, put his arm around me and said How is my buddy Skip doing? and gave me a tour of the facility.
The Teamsters stood on the dock with their mouths open, when I came back one guys said, "you know Mr. Clougherty?" By this time, I knew how the game was played.... "yeah, my uncle Skip is Vice President of the company I work for and through the family, uncle Bernie is my godfather".
Hell, I wasn't even Catholic, much less a godchild, but word spread fast, after that I had royal treatment when I bumped the dock....not only that, but I never bought pork while in the meat business..."Uncle Bernie" comp'ed me on whatever I wanted. At that time, they processed 10,000 head of hogs on a busy day, and at Christmastime had 5 million pounds of hams in the warehouse headed to hotels, restaurants, and grocers.
A sad state of affairs, they are an iconic brand in Southern California and far beyond, and their murals that decorate the walls around the facility are also iconic.
www.lataco.com/farmer-johns-hog-wild-mural-vernon/
www.foxla.com/news/farmer-john-meat-packing-plant-in-vernon-to-close-next-year
I started making pickups at the facility in the early 80's, and the vice president of the company I worked for based in the bay area must have sent a heads up to Bernie Clougherty, the president and son of the founder. On my maiden voyage, I bumped the dock and the Teamsters operating the dock started giving me a hard time, basically telling me that they would get to me when they would get to me. Unbeknownst to me, Bernie Clougherty was a college roommate of the VP I worked for. He came up, put his arm around me and said How is my buddy Skip doing? and gave me a tour of the facility.
The Teamsters stood on the dock with their mouths open, when I came back one guys said, "you know Mr. Clougherty?" By this time, I knew how the game was played.... "yeah, my uncle Skip is Vice President of the company I work for and through the family, uncle Bernie is my godfather".
Hell, I wasn't even Catholic, much less a godchild, but word spread fast, after that I had royal treatment when I bumped the dock....not only that, but I never bought pork while in the meat business..."Uncle Bernie" comp'ed me on whatever I wanted. At that time, they processed 10,000 head of hogs on a busy day, and at Christmastime had 5 million pounds of hams in the warehouse headed to hotels, restaurants, and grocers.
A sad state of affairs, they are an iconic brand in Southern California and far beyond, and their murals that decorate the walls around the facility are also iconic.
www.lataco.com/farmer-johns-hog-wild-mural-vernon/
www.foxla.com/news/farmer-john-meat-packing-plant-in-vernon-to-close-next-year
